Express Parking

€2 gets you 30 minutes right next to CRL terminals

Express Parking at Brussels South Charleroi Airport sits about a 2‑minute walk from T1 and T2, and runs on a simple rule: up to 30 minutes costs €2, then it jumps quickly. It’s an open‑air, kiss‑and‑ride style lot set up for fast drop‑offs and pick‑ups, not for leaving your car all day.

The tariff is flat: €2 for the first half hour, which local drivers treat as a hard timer for quick runs into departures or arrivals. Past that first 30 minutes, daily prices move into the standard :5–:10 range, so if you’re staying hours rather than minutes you’re usually better off in the longer‑stay car parks signed from the same access road.

Walk time really is short: from the Express Parking exit barrier to the terminal doors is roughly 2 minutes at normal pace, and you stay on marked pedestrian paths the whole way. That “à quelques minutes à pied” distance is why Facebook locals say they use it “juste pour déposer” rather than circling the terminal roads and fighting for kerb space.

PRM spaces sit inside Express Parking itself, so families travelling with someone with reduced mobility often use this lot as a practical short‑stay option. Staying under the 30‑minute window still prices at €2, and the 2‑minute walk keeps wheelchair pushes or assisted walks manageable without needing a shuttle.

What regulars do: they watch the dashboard clock, park in Express, walk in to meet or drop someone at arrivals, and make sure they’re back out of the exit barrier under 30 minutes to keep the fee at €2. Tip: agree a meeting point inside T1 or T2 and only enter the lot once your passenger messages that they’re curbside, so you use as little of that paid half hour as possible.